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The Legal Intelligencer

No Place for the Pollution Exclusion in PFAS Products Liability Claims

With PFAS found in common household products from food wrappers to cosmetics and nonstick cookware to medical equipment, a wide array of policyholders now find themselves staring down the barrel of PFAS products liability lawsuits.
7 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Pa. Justices Consider Scope of 'Gallagher' in Arguments Over Household Exclusion

Scott Cooper of Schmidt Kramer, representing Mione, said the high court's 2019 Gallagher v. Geico decision broadly invalidated household vehicle exclusions, while Glen Shukinov of McCormick & Priore, representing Erie Insurance Exchange, said the ruling did not apply to Mione's case.
3 minute read

Daily Business Review

Issue of Fact in Affidavit Sabotaged Provider's Case

"Here, United Auto sufficiently relied on the insured's own affidavit to show that a triable issue existed about the reasonableness of her excuse not to attend the second IME," the Third District Court of Appeal ruled, referring to an independent medical examination.
4 minute read

Law.com

Geico Prevails in Appeal Over Time-Barred Underinsured Motorist Benefits

The Connecticut Court of Appeals sided with Geico's alternative argument that an action seeking to recover underinsured motorist benefits was time-barred for failure to meet the terms of the insurance policy to timely commence the suit or to invoke its tolling provision.
5 minute read

Daily Business Review

New Rule: Expect Opposing Counsel to Use This Mapping Tech, Florida Attorney Says

"You will see a lot more of these mapping services utilized in trial and not contested as much as they were before," said Michael J. Pike, managing partner of Pike & Lustig.
4 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

At Odds With 'Occurrences' in Pennsylvania Faulty Workmanship Claims

Here we are again. When last writing on this topic in 2018, courts within the commonwealth consistently ruled that faulty workmanship and negligent construction do not rise to the level of an "occurrence" in commercial general liabilities (CGL) policies.
8 minute read

Connecticut Law Tribune

Desk Work 'Essential Duty'? Judge Instructs Hartford Life to Reconsider Employee's Long-Term Disability Claim

"Santorelli's immunity issues did not just stop her from business travelling; they made it unsafe for her to work in an office. So if going into the office was an 'essential duty' of her occupation, then she was disabled. Was it? Hartford Life did not address this issue when it denied her benefits," Judge Jeffrey Meyer wrote in his opinion.
4 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Regular Use Exclusion in Auto Policies Is Unenforceable, Pa. Appeals Court Says

The frontline appeals court doubled down on its position on an issue that is set for argument before the state Supreme Court in a petition for review from a 2021 case.
3 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Next Up for Pennsylvania High Court: Voting Machines, Auto Insurance Stacking and Scrapped DHS Benefits Program

The justices are set to hear a 15-case lineup, including arguments over an "aiding and abetting fraud" claim's validity, voting machine inspections, underinsured motorist coverage and an act eliminating the General Assistance cash benefit program.
6 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Allianz's AGCS Legal Team Has 'Realigned' to Better Serve the Business

"Now, we are the ones picking up the phone and sending emails and asking what we can do for our business partners," said David Zeigler, regional legal team leader and associate GC for Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty.
6 minute read

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